Wagontire, Oregon

Wagontire is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States,^[1] along U.S. Route 395.^[2]

Wagontire, Oregon
Unincorporated community
The Wagontire Cafe
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Coordinates: 43°14′59″N 119°52′33″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Harney
Elevation	4,737 ft (1,444 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	541
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1]

The community was named after nearby Wagontire Mountain.^[3] From 1986 to at least 1997, Wagontire was home to just two people: William and Olgie Warner.^[4] The Warners' property included a gas station, cafe, motel, general store, and recreational vehicle (RV) park.^[5] Also there was Wagontire Airport, across the road from the buildings.^[5] Planes flying into the airport taxied across the highway, and filled up at the gas station.^[4]

In summer 1999, the community was purchased by Ellie Downing of Burns, who moved there with her nephew, Jerry Gray.^[6]

Education

Wagontire is in Suntex School District 10 (Suntex School, grades K-8) and Harney County Union High School District 1J (Crane Union High School).^[7][8]

References

1. "Wagontire". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
2. "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 3, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 137.
4. Monroe, Bill (December 14, 1997). "Under the Desert Sky: Solitude for Sale". The Oregonian. pp. A01.
5. Weber, first (July 11, 1993). "Everyone Stops At Wagontire (Pop. 2)". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
6. Frazier, Joseph B. (April 2, 2000). "Life takes on a slow pace in Wagontire". Albany Democrat-Herald. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harney County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1(PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved March 11, 2024. (use the intersection of 395 and the county line) - Text list - Compare to the highway map.
8. "Harney County Sheet 4 of 11" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024. - Wagontire indicated on the map. Compare with school district map.

External links

• Historic images of Wagontire from Salem Public Library

Buildings in Wagontire